Nanoscience

Capturing a single photon from a pulse of light:

Tapping Particles of Light

24.11.2015

Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Chemistry, Nanoscience, Quantum Computing

Weizmann Institute scientists single out individual photons

nanoparticles assemble in the dark

Reversible Writing with Light

01.09.2015

Nanoscience, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry

Self-assembling nanoparticles take their cues from their surroundings

An ion-conducting nanochannel viewed under a scanning electron microscope

The Future with Nanoionics

27.07.2015

Nanoscience, Materials Science

A new method for “writing” tiny channels in solid surfaces may lead to more natural information storage systems

SEM image of a well-defined double helix

Nanocubes Get in a Twist

11.08.2014

Nanoscience, Organic Chemistry

Competing forces coax nanocubes into helical structures

Profs. Sabrina Sartori and Reshef Tenne

Cooperating for a Clean Future

03.04.2014

Environment, Energy, Nanoscience, Materials Science

Visiting professor Sabrina Sartori is working to create new materials for green energy storage

Power Merger

Power Merger

08.10.2013

Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Brain & Behavior, Energy, Nanoscience, Materials Science

Nanocrystals that absorb low-energy photons and emit higher-energy ones could increase solar cell efficiency

Platinum wires attached to a single organic molecule (center) can be elongated into a chain a single atom thick

Down to the Wire

02.09.2013

Nano Physics, Particle Physics, Nanoscience, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry

The smallest electronic devices will require wires the thickness of an atom

SEM image of a logic circuit based on 14 nanowires

Guided Growth of Nanowires Leads to Self-Integrated Circuits

31.07.2013

Space & Physics, Nanoscience

Teaching nanowires self-control from the outset enabled Weizmann Institute scientists to produce complex electronic nanocomponents

Cell on a Chip Reveals Protein Behavior

Cell on a Chip Reveals Protein Behavior

18.03.2013

Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Nanoscience, Materials Science, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

In the future, artificial cells may produce complex protein structures on demand

Illustration of nanowires growing along nanogrooves

Getting Nanowires into the Groove

14.11.2011

Nanoscience, Materials Science

An accidental discovery with carbon nanotubes could lead to new and better semiconductor nanowires

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